General Faculties Council (GFC)
As set out in the Alberta Post-Secondary Learning Act, subject to the authority of the Board, General Faculties Council (GFC) is responsible for the academic and student affairs of the University. GFC is Chaired by President and is composed of 158 members, including all University Vice-Presidents, all Faculty Deans, professors, students, librarians, and academic and non-academic staff.
- GFC Academic Planning Committee
- GFC Committee on the Learning Environment and Student Affairs
- GFC Executive Committee
- GFC Executive Subcommittee on Governance and Procedural Oversight
- GFC Nominating Committee
- GFC Programs Committee
- GFC University Teaching Awards Committee
- GFC Committee for the Verification of First Nations, Métis and Inuit Documentation
- Council on Student Affairs
- Other Committees to which GFC Elects
GFC Documents
GFC Governance Framework
On April 21, 2017, GFC approved 4 guiding documents and endorsed the recommendations of the Ad Hoc Committee on Academic Governance including Delegated Authority. On March 31, 2025, GFC approved a Governance Framework that brings together all four guiding documents.
Additional Documents
From time to time, GFC has created documents to guide its work or to report on ad hoc committees.
- Report of the GFC Ad Hoc Committee on Academic Governance Including Delegated Authority - April 2017
- Final Report of the GFC Executive Transition Committee - Implementation of ad hoc Committee recommendations - June 2020
- Communicating Recommendations from General Faculties Council to the Board of Governors - March 2022
- Report of the GFC Ad Hoc Committee for the Formal Review of Academic Restructuring - March 2022
- Report of the GFC Executive Ad Hoc Committee on Academic Governance (CAG) - April 2026